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The Apple Mafia

441 people came through Apple and went on to found or lead other companies.

Steve JurvetsonProduct MarketingFounded Future Ventures +1 Kai-Fu LeeVice president (last job)Founded 01 Brian ActonHardware Test EngineerFounded WhatsApp Ian CinnamonUser Experience and EngineeringFounded Synapse Technology Corporation +4 Aparna DhinakaranSoftware EngineerFounded Flow +2 Saurabh JainSoftware EngineerFounded Stable Money +2 Samir MenonSoftware EngineerFounded Sail Research +2 Michael LinData ScientistFounded FlowManual +2 Brian BrackeenSr. Project ManagerFounded Lightship +1 Halle TeccoBusiness Development Manager Intern, Mobile App StoreFounded Natalist +1 Jeff SeibertSoftware Engineer, Mail and Address Book TeamFounded Crashlytics +1 Zak StoneIndividual Contributor and Machine Learning StrategistFounded Memamp +1 Joseph AnsanelliProduct ManagerFounded Thankful +1 Alok DeshpandeSenior Manager, Camera SoftwareFounded SmartPath +1 Akshay DodejaApple Campus RepFounded Terminal49 +1 Robby WalkerDirectorFounded Zenter +1 Pouyan SalehiiPod / iPhone Displays ManagerFounded Scratchpad +1 Jon LernerSoftware Engineer (Intern)Founded Textnow +1 Pierre Betouin Head of Red TeamFounded Tolmo +1 Eugenio Sánchez RabiellaGeniusFounded MagnaPlay +1 Jimmy XuDesign EngineerFounded Highrise +1 Atray DixitExtern, Applied Machine LearningFounded Oncko +1 Brian BakermanSoftware EngineeringFounded ArchiLabs +1 Ehsan KamalinejadSenior Machine Learning ScientistFounded Visual One +1 Barnaby MaletSoftware EngineerFounded machine0 +1 Jared HansonSoftware Engineer InternFounded Keycard +1 Neil MovvaSenior Software EngineerFounded Sail Research +1 Alex TeichmanDeep nets & "the crazy stuff"Founded Lighthouse AI +1 Edward ZhangSenior Software EngineerFounded DeepGrove +1 Daniel EdrisianiOS Engineering InternFounded Alex +1 Erik VankSoftware Engineer InternFounded Narrative +1 Bryan ZinProduct Design EngineerFounded Reframe +1 Ray FitzgeraldTechnical AdvisorFounded Bloom +1 Neel PalrechaSoftware Engineering ManagerFounded Friskai +1 Justin NordenHealthFounded Trustworthy AI +1 Oren JacobSiriFounded ToyTalk +1 Jon WangMachine Learning Research ScientistFounded Shimmer +1 Steven WangEngineering Project ManagerFounded Dub +1 Felix M. SchlegelSoftware Engineer InternFounded The Interaction Company of California +1 Adam NashSoftware EngineerFounded Daffy +1 Sai DhanakVarious Internships and jobs at Apple (retail) Citibank, McCann Erickson Channel 4, and RightsterFounded Caribu +1 Jeff RuedigerManager Game TechnologiesFounded Overmatch, Inc. +1 Mason LevySpecialistFounded Education Bot, Inc. +1 Charles MigosSenior Interaction DesignerFounded Copper Studios +1 Dennis PilarinosDirector - Development TechnologiesFounded Buddybuild +1 Wenda WangSenior Machine Learning EngineerFounded South Park Commons +1 Samyr A. QureshiiOS Product AdvisorFounded Knack +1 Bianca L. GonzalezR&DFounded TrueCare24 +1 William JacobsSite Reliability Engineer - Apple PayFounded Freightcore +1 Cailin KramerHealth Technology Intern (Special Projects)Founded Techstars +1 Lisa LoudDevelopment manager at Apple - Claris CorporationFounded Ubuntu Tribe +1 Mike WenProduct DataFounded Gallery Labs +1 Jimmy McDermottSwift WorkgroupFounded PATHWAYos +1 Michelle GonzalezHead of Product - NewsFounded Google Roger ThorntonSW Engineer, Product Manager, Market Segment Manager (Taligent)Founded Witness ai Shane RobisonVice President & General Manager, Personal Interactive Electronics DivisionFounded Fusion I/O Aidan Madigan-CurtisGlobal Operations | System-in-Package & Advanced TechnologiesFounded Voxel Nataly LaktionovaClient Partner, Business DevelopmentFounded Insidedeeptech Stefan HeckWeb DeveloperFounded Nauto Connected Car Nina LuInternFounded Comet Health Yersultan SaparSoftware EngineerFounded Perceptis Konstantin OthmerSummer Hire - Apple II teamFounded CloudCar Eunice AjimProduct SpecialistFounded OpenTeams Grace GouldAssociateFounded Touch Capital Ramesh RaskarSpecial Projects: Computational Privacy and HealthFounded EyeNetra Franklyn ChienSenior Manager, ProductFounded Prizepool Chase FreoTechnical ConsultantFounded OP GAMES Fady MishrikiManaging DirectorFounded PowerbyProxi Eugene MarinelliSoftware Engineering InternFounded Blend Dan RiskinSpecial ProjectsFounded Health Fidelity Shahar AzulayMachine Learning ManagerFounded Groundcover Gerald PollakPA of Country ManagerFounded Blocktorch Dan ZigmondEngineering DirectorFounded Google Stephen TsePrincipal EngineerFounded Voice AI Tom SchmidtSoftware Engineering InternFounded Nugget Kartik SathappanSoftware Engineer InternshipFounded Bifrost Cai ChenMedia Products Ops AIML StrategyFounded EMERGENCES AI, INC.Andy RubinSoftware EngineerFounded Essential Products Brett LevePrincipal Engineer, Special ProjectsFounded Moonbounce Doron SegalSenior Software Developer (BeatsMusic Acquisition)Founded Per Diem Jonathan DeutschEngineering Manager - Core Mail.app for Mac OS XFounded Tumult Antonio Garcia-MartinezProduct Engineering, Ads PlatformsFounded AdGrok Cole RiseCreative Technologist, InnovationsFounded Flagr John UlmenDirector Of Hardware EngineeringFounded Boosted Matthew SchwabLead Concierge + MentorFounded BloomThat Rick HarrisonSenior EngineerFounded Meadow Marcus FosterHealth Engineering Program ManagerFounded Klarismo Aric LasrySoftware EngineerFounded Hellobill Josh ZloofSupply Chain & IT InternFounded Sudden Coffee Alex SandsEngineering Product ManagerFounded Plasticity Jesse AvshalomovProgram Manager: SEO, Apple Online Store, AMRFounded Medinas Health Mitra RamanSoftware Development Engineer InternFounded The Buttermilk Company Nishith KhandwalaSoftware Engineering InternFounded Bunkerhill Health Jason BarryFrontend EngineerFounded FeaturePeek Ivan LeeProductFounded Datasaur Thomas MannSpecialistFounded Raycast

Frequently asked questions

What is the Apple mafia?: The Apple mafia is the network of 441 people who came through Apple and went on to found or lead other companies, including Future Ventures, 01, WhatsApp, Synapse Technology Corporation, Flow.
Who is in the Apple mafia?: Notable members include Steve Jurvetson (Future Ventures), Kai-Fu Lee (01), Brian Acton (WhatsApp), Ian Cinnamon (Synapse Technology Corporation), Aparna Dhinakaran (Flow), Saurabh Jain (Stable Money), Samir Menon (Sail Research), Michael Lin (FlowManual), among 441 tracked members.
What companies did Apple alumni found?: Companies founded by Apple alumni include Future Ventures, 01, WhatsApp, Synapse Technology Corporation, Flow, Stable Money, Sail Research, FlowManual, Lightship, Natalist.